All posts tagged anniversaries

PagesPlenty of reflections Plenty of idiosyncrasies come naturally with age.
The inclination to hesitate The instinct to look back… before I turn a page.
Birthdays and anniversaries Dates of significance Names and news and faces. They pull be back in time To a life full of friendsTo many happy places.
I find myself occupied For more than a moment When I stop to reminisce. So deeply entrenched As I get lost in a past That I invariably miss.
I have done my due time Been an adult for a while Am a proud father of two. Have settled into middle age Set aside my daydreams For the responsible view.
Far too many pages Far too many friendships That I’ve let slide by.
As my mortality jolts me As I read into it further… I have to ask why?

Social media postcards Everyone is travelling Going there and there. With unlimited budgets Twelve weeks of vacation Gone without a care.
Everyone else seems to get it That time is of the essence As the years tread by. Different walks of life With uncommon passages But similar reasons why.
Emphatic experiences To exciting locations At the drop of a hat. Unbelievably available Unrealistic, of course But I want some of that.
So many more pages So many more memories for me to still get.
With age comes wisdom With wisdom comes perspective… but not just yet.

Chance encounter reminders Of emotions long forgottenOf passages in my book. Resolute feelings of once was The remnants of my passion And the chances that I took.
“You look great for fifty” That is kind of you to say But it’s clearly not the same. Just takes me back to twenty With the world at my feet At the top of my game.
I have no urge to act my age I crave the reckless abandon That I felt back then. I need more of that feeling More of that self-assurance Inside of me again.
Plenty of next pages Plenty of new stories before this chapter ends.
Much is still in place Much of what motivates me… and most of those friends.